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Lim, Zhuo Ren

FM🇲🇾

FIDEFIDE 5702488· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1992

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Zhuo Ren Lim, a 34-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2250 and ranked 10th among Malaysian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 81 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), and 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including NATIONAL RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) and 2 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. His peak of 2332 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2025); he also reached Malaysian #1 in Feb 2022 and spent 27 months in Malaysian top 5.

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 22). Earned IM norms at 40th World Chess Olympiad-Open 2012, 2016 Millionaire Chess Open III, and FE 7 Vergani cup - A 2023. At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2250

Standard

Rpd2169·Blz2156

All-time high

2332

−82 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 33

Activity

79

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#10

#10 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
27 months in National top 5 (2015–2025)

Career timeline

25 entries
2025
All-time peak 2332
at age 33 · −82 from today
Sep 2025
27 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Oct 2015
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN)
perf 2363 (+113) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Panesar VedantFM 2,462
Championnat de Paris 2025 Masters · Jul 2025 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-81
2331 → 2250
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
29.5/ 5355.7%
18W23D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#1191961-65.8
MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN)
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#22363+16.2
20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#512210-15.2
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#1802211-17.0
31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#832395+20.6
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo)
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/5#2692127-27.2
Championnat de Paris 2025 Masters
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#222361+7.6
Worst Elo result: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 (-65.8 Elo, finished #119).

Most-Played Opponents

vsUzair Shahar
🇲🇾MAS·2189
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYit San FongCM
🇲🇾MAS·2095
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAhmad IsmailFM
🇲🇾MAS·1830
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsKavin MohanFM
🇲🇾MAS·2244
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsHafizulhelmi MasIM
🇲🇾MAS·2286
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

/
Malaysia
#10
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,018
in continent
World
#5,817
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malaysia
1
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2,492
2
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2,461
3
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2,404
4
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2,360
5
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2,327
6
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2,309
7
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2,299
8
🇲🇾Mas, HafizulhelmiFollow Hafizulhelmi MasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,286
9
🇲🇾Wong, JianwenFollow Jianwen WongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,252
102,250
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
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2,729
...
1018🇲🇾Lim, Zhuo Ren2,250
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5817🇲🇾Lim, Zhuo Ren2,250